Power baling machine



()ct. 21, 1930. J. HANSEN 1,778,940

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Oct. 21, 1930. J, QAN EN' 1,778,940

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Patented eel-21,1930

" JoHn HANSEN, or'rnrr nivnonrgfiowzii 7 rowan BALING iviAcmnn Y My inventionhas reference to power bale 311g machines of the typeset forth'in my former application for Letters Patent of the United States filed' April 20, 1925, Serial No. 524,425. In machines of the class mentioned,

which are designed torithefbaling of large quantities ofpaper and similar material, the compressive force is exerted through a heavy plunger, or platen, Which is at times moved upwardly under noparticular stress, and is at other times moved downwardly'under a consideralole compressive force, directed against the contents of the machine. As a result the power of the operating devices is being ap 7 l5 plied atone period 1n one direction and at another in a contrary direction, resulting in a considerablestrain on the operative parts, and requiring unusual durability and efficiency therein. One of the purposes ofthe present invention is to provide a structure and operating mechanism therein; which is,

speciallvcalculated'to meet the requirements a of a mechanism ot the kind named;

device such channels are provided in thecasting, insteadot using spaced plates or blocks otwood, as has been the practice," Thepresent T Fig. l is a perspective view of the inven-Vpi tion,;with portionscut awayto more clearly illustrate the same. v

"2'is afront elevation thereof with the base shownin longitudinal section;

Fig. 3 is ahorizontalsectlon'of'the-casing I U I, I p p I p v the s a :'23;f=;n ;hav ns P a i Ta channel;

in epi 'e iwne P mi sjalimit fin re ment of the-pinionlin the casing 27f each 195: nd ofjthepiiiion' is 'a pair 1o i i r and parts containedthereim'on the broken 1ine3V-v3ofFig.4.fl

broken line l l'of Figl Theloase of the machine is; formed ofa a of I-beams 1 and 2, spaced apart, and 'united at their'ends by cross-plates 3 and 4. Supien rati g .t

who 22"on' a"shaft"23,fonjone endgofvvhichisfafgear Wheel 24, actu'altgediby a gear pinion on'the 80 dr'ive' shaft'o'ta'n electric motor 26, als 0 con- :tained inthe baseofthemacliine. wheels- 17 and 18 are-enclosedin as ngs 19 fand'ZQ, which are supported iromw i 3-andi4L-,"janvd inFig. 3the casing-20.-'is.jshown 8 5 pr jec d ni e ie cr s naf2 a 'a fie ear n s itsendscforthe support of'gthe shaft;23.v

Saidjhearings are'provided vv ith"bushings28! and29fthe last-named bushingheingheld v p lac'e' by' means-{of a collarg30', attached to the no fend'oith'eic'asing 27"]oyme'ans'of'bo1tsi31.' The r farrangeinent provides a more rigid support Fig. 4 is a vertical section thereof, on the it ported on thebase between saiclqplates floor plate 5, provided intervals 'n els 6 all of the p' artsio-f said plate being integra'llyformed. Mounted on the cross plat'es sen-c1 dis a pair of frames 7 and '8,iunited near'their up'perends hy crossbe'ams 9, on1yt5' one of hich'is shown; Between said-frames s-provlded a recep'tacleot usual construction,

1 assho'Wnat'lO, or which the plate 5 formsthe fioor, Threaded 'shaits'lland 12. are sup H ported at their.upper endsjtirom bearings no. fixed'tdthe upper ends of the frames] and 8, h and arejrotatable' at their lower ends in b aring f t hfe sl es nd and o a l vertically onsaid shaft are travellers 13 14,1 which is 'pivotally connected a trairiej H 115, carryinglajseries of space'd platen-bars 16. Mechanism isalso provided-fer operatingthe platen frame," such: as is set forth" in said tornierapplication,lout said niechanisjniisnfot i ms 37 i vo ve il fih' l nr se 11:,i i s it a Whichrelates'more speciallv to'themanner of isj'lj'z and 18,,inn es'h with pinion's'21 and e' plates 7 i heshaftsllfandl2; fiSaidplatenfoie m ina h cha i smj it s tre"n i par-'- T lower ads er-rue shafts-#11 'ana'fr2 educed irrysize and not providedwith' 's,',an'dsecuredthereon 'areihelica1 gear j p and'34,f ha vi"gftracks in whichope Y erate "balls The piniQn' -QIjisi similarly, supported from the casing 19, lthe'jappur I tenant partslbeingthefsame as those shownzloa Q in Fig. 3,

ingsi The teeth on the wheels 17 and 18 and pinions 21 and 22 have a forty-five degree inclination, so that they work with equal facility with the shafts uponwhich they are 7 positioned operating in either direction. When thelshaft 23 is being rotated'in a given direction the'movement thereof 'will be imparted to the-screw shafts ll and 12 to cause the platen devicesto move downwardly, and there-will beian end-thrust'of 'the- I shaft ,infone direction." When it is: desired f to again raise the platen the direct-ion of op eration of the motor "is reversed, causing a similar change of movement of theshaft 23.' The thrust of said'shaft is then-in the opposite direction, "and the change of said-thrust and 22 which receive said thrust actions; Without any hindrance to' the operation of the shaft 23. By reason of the'limited play permitted said pinions longitudinally of the {shaft danger of the teeth on vsaid pinions -f 7' a i If itflis desired to repairer replaceany i {of the pinion parts this can be readilyaccom': 1 V

plished by removing the collar and slipi {ping the bushings 28 and'29, ballzbearing} mechanismsjand gearpinion betweenfthe sameont through.theend'of'the casing:'27, i f thediameter of said parts being slightlyfless? l i "binding with the teeth of the'gearwhe'els 5' 30 i with whichfthey operate is eliminated. It'willbe observed that thezinventiolr is 1specially designed for use in connnunicating the movement of a main shaft to a threaded V ,shaft at right'angles therewith,,where the stress "received byflthe threaded shaft'fre' shifts from one end thereof. to the q en ly than 'the bore of the casing iHWhatIfclaim,.anddesireto secllre by liet-" ters Patent, is z" 7 V In. a power ballng machine, a base formed V -.'foflspaced-longitudinal. beams, cross-plates j Q supported "on the" ends "thereof,' a receptacle n2=sai d base. andrfioor thereforf formed ofa I V y singIe cast metal;plate provided at regular,

-, ;intervals, with downwardly projected sup- "f portingfribs having channels in their-dipper given direction "or the reversethereof but not illustrated in the drawifaces] threadedf shafts fsnpported vertically 3 V "atfthe endsj of;'saidbase,travellerson said gshaftsy; gear wheels on said shafts; a drive I shaftandJge'arfWheels theremilin mesh with 1 i said first;n'amedgearwhee1s;fand means for V V V impartingjrotation to said drive shaftjin a 

